dry my eyes

You never think the day will come when you send your little one off to pre-school, well that day is fast approaching but first we started with summer camp. I thought Saylor would be so nervous and would cry and not want to let mommy go when dropping her off, but she was the total opposite and just walked right in, turned around, blew me a kiss and said "bye mommy, you run errands, I love you". As I turned around and walked away, tears started to fill my eyes. My little peanut who was so tiny and small isn't so anymore but it's so fulfilling to see them grown and learn.

Sawyer gets so excited taking Saylor to camp and leads the way

All smiles!

Walking the streets

I fell in love with the streets of Georgetown. We walked everywhere we went, and along the way, I noticed there were a lot of homes with beautiful flower boxes in there windows and beautiful front doors. I've been taking some camera classes, (which I still have no idea what I'm doing!:) but thought it was a perfect time to try out my skills!

green is my favorite color and I loved the idea of wrapping a simple ribbon around a wreath to create something so lovely

you don't see a lot of rounded entry doors and the cherrywood color is so rich and elegant

yes this was a residential home. can you image opening that door everyday.

screams traditional with a black door and lemons, I just pictured walking in and smelling fresh baked cookies at this house.

you can never go wrong with a red door

these huge trees had grown around the metal fence. i thought it was so cool looking.

Beautiful peonies were in bloom everywhere. my absolute favorite flower!

Georgetown Graduate

Can't believe my baby sister graduated from Georgetown. She has fought and beat so many odds to be where she is today and I am beyond proud of her! Kortney you wear so many hats...a mom, sister, student, daughter & friend, and you do it so well and you are an inspiration to me! I love you and the skies the limit!

You rock sista!

these two little rugrats were not behaving themselves during graduation ceremony so mommy/auntie a.k.a "me" had to take them outside and hold them hostage in the box!:))

all dressed up headed to the graduation ball. I love the glimpse of the capital in the background.

C'ya real soon

This was our last trip to Disney before our passes expired. I hope they have that deal again soon! But I can definitely bypass Disney in the summer. Sawyer was so excited to see Mickey but he was a little bit larger in person then he expected :) Saylor got to see "tink" and the fairies, and was on cloud nine. I remember when I found out I was going to have a girl, I thought to myself is it possible to avoid the whole Disney and princess obsession, but truth be told it's actually quite fun, and makes me feel like a kid again too. I was never the biggest fan of Disney in general, but after having kids, let's just say me and Goofy are bff's now :)

Warm up to summer

Saturday we were invited by our dear friends for a swim and bbq party! Kids had a blast and it was a great way to warm up to summer time.

Saylor made sure she had my full attention every time she would go down, I think she was in the middle of counting on this one :)

Sawyer was all smiles

taking a yogurt break, swimming is tough work!..

Saylor is doing great in the water and will be swimming by summers end. Can't wait for the official kick off to summer...Memorial Weekend at the Beach!

A room with a view

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a file on there computer or a folder tucked away with ideas and dreams of how you want your house to look like or feel like. My folder(s) seems to get bigger and bigger all the time.

My new favorite show is "9 by Design" on Bravo. I'm no interior decorator, nor will I ever be one or have the talent for it, but I appreciate beautiful home design inside & out.

When I came across this picture it went straight into my home folder. I've always loved the look of these chairs and the exaggerated drapery and don't get me started on wallpaper. Yes I know it's so circa 1980 :) I'm a huge fan of it, but our walls are pretty heavily textured though I did find out that with backing paper it might just be possible! If we decide to do the addition on the house some day (i.e. more kids=more space) (another i.e...no I'm not announcing anything:) this kitchen table would be loverly! and I know now that with little ones dark cushions is the only way to go and I love the contrast of dark and light. Nate Berkus would be disappointed, but my flowers in the vase would probably be silk and not fresh. I'm not Oprah!:))

The past couple of weeks I've been doing some home projects...I'll share some pictures soon.

Life's Good

Mother's Day was absolutely wonderful. As a girl growing up you always wonder and imagine what life will be like when you have kids. There is no Motherhood 101 book to explain how it all works, it's a daily quest and you learn as you go. I am pretty sure every mother wonders at some point why their child chose them and what they can do for their child that no one else can.Saylor & Sawyer have already taught me more life lessons then any professor could teach, to not sweat the small things but to embrace them and most of all the meaning of unconditional love! My mother's day was memoriable and beautiful.

wow he's a keeper

i'm lucky these two call me mommy

my two cute boys

it was basically impossible to get a good picture with mommy, but i just love saylors pose